Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Hardcover

Shah, Binita; Lucchesi, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071387137 ISBN 13: 9780071387132

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2006

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 882 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional A practical hands-on tool for fast accurate Clinical diagnosis in the Pediatric emergencies Pediatric Patients CAN REPRESENT as much as 35% of all Emergency Department visits. This Atlas comes to the rescue of harried ED clinicians by providing a quick-access resource packed with visual clues to injuries and illnesses presenting in emergency situations from infancy through adolescence. Doctors Shah and Lucchesi have compiled an extraordinary collection of their best clinical photographs and imaging studies. and combined them with a practical. easily retrievable text. This combination promises to expedite diagnosis as well as guide the clinician to the appropriate management of pediatric trauma and disease. Atlas Of Pediatric Emergency Medicine puts at your fingertips: More than 550 top-quality color cli...

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Review:

An excellent addition ... comprehensive, easy to read, quick reference...
It will definitely help emergency pediatricians provide better care.
-- Annals of Emergency Medicine, January 2007

Synopsis:

This is a practical hands-on tool for fast, accurate clinical diagnosis in pediatric emergencies. Pediatric patients can represent as much as 15-35 per cent of all Emergency Department visits. "Atlas Of Pediatric Emergency Medicine" comes to the rescue of harried ED clinicians, providing a quick-access sourcebook packed with visual clues to infant/child injuries and illnesses presenting in emergency situations.Doctors Shah and Lucchesi have combined an extraordinary number of the clearest and best clinical photographs and imaging examples with practical, straightforward text. It's a winning combination that expedites both diagnosis and the appropriate procedures for dealing with pediatric trauma and disease. "Atlas Of Pediatric Emergency Medicine" puts at your fingertips: 700 top-quality color clinical photographs - plus 100 imaging studies that include X-rays, CT scans and more - making it the single most comprehensive visual compilation available for diagnosing pediatric emergencies; comprehensive coverage of disorders of all body systems; and, authoritative, experienced guidance.It's been edited, compiled and largely written by two distinguished experts - one a physician peer-evaluated as one of the finest clinicians and teachers in Emergency Medicine today, the other the overseer of one of the largest, busiest EDs in the United States.

Consistent formatting is designed to provide immediate access to clinical features, differential diagnosis, consultation, treatment and disposition, complications, and clinical pearls. It is a superb preparation tool for board exams and subspecialty certification, and an unparalleled resource for every medical professional, from ED clinicians and physicians in family or pediatric practice to Nurse Practitioners and Paramedics.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071387137
• ISBN 13: 9780071387132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 882